All Things Vagus

Episode 20: Open To Grace

March 28th, 2024  |  22 mins 21 secs

healing, julie rae o'connor, kathy mangan, mental health, therapy, yoga, yoga therapy

Julie Rae OConnor began teaching yoga in Missoula, Montana in 2000 at the request of her then employer and friends. She teaches individual and group yoga classes. Julie Rae is a Registered Yoga Teacher and Licensed Massage Therapist practicing myriad modalities. Traditional Thai Medical Massage, CranioSacral Therapy, Structural Integration, Reiki, and yoga are present in a session. Julie Rae earned a BFA in Drama with an emphasis in Acting at the University of Montana. The essence of acting is keen listening, observation and honestly responding. Awareness, self-observation, and reflection inspire action and practice with dedication. Julie Rae is passionate about sharing self-care practices with her hamlet through her business and with her tango dance community.

Episode 19: The Healing Powers of Sound

February 6th, 2024  |  25 mins 40 secs

arwen kittelson-aldred, healing, kathy mangan, mental health, music therapy, musical healing, red willow learning center, sound therapy, therapy

Arwen Kittelson-Aldred is a trained instructor of Kundalini Yoga and meditation as taught by Yogi Bhajan. She is also a classically trained musician and brings her skills to sound therapeutic practices and workshops. Arwen is currently at work earning her Master's in Social Work.

To learn more about Arwen and her practice visit: https://www.arweniansoundscapes.com/

Episode 18: Soul Retrieval: A Path for Finding Wholeness

January 24th, 2024  |  27 mins 25 secs

all things vagus, kathy mangan, marge hulbert, mental health, shamanism, spiritual, therapy

Marge Hulbert is a shamanic practitioner, scientist, and author. She holds a master's degree in hydrology from the University of Arizona and is a graduate of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies three-year program in advanced initiations in shamanism and shamanic healing. She enjoys teaching and helping people heal in mind, body, and spirit by bridging the gap between modern health practices and ancient spiritual ways. As both a scientist and spiritual healer, she has a passion for exploring the edges of our knowledge of health, state of being, and how we understand the world. She is the author of Finding Eagle: A Journey Into Modern-Day Shamanism.
To learn more about Marge and her practice visit: http://www.blueeaglewoman.com/

Episode 17: The Value of Grounding: Techniques for Everyday Life

December 22nd, 2023  |  16 mins 12 secs

grounding, james fix, kathleen mangan, mental health, reiki, relaxation, therapy

James Fix served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, retiring with an honorable discharge. He has been practicing a form of reiki most of his life, but his formal training started in April 2010. He is now a reiki master and teacher. James is also a CranioSacral Therapist with a focus on helping pregnant moms from conception through birthing. He also works with adults, children, and infants who seek relaxation, restful sleep, more energy, mental focus, clarity, and calm in their lives, as well as freedom from pain. If you're interested in learning more about James' work you can visit his website: https://yourenergyfix.com/

Episode 16: Stinkin' Thinkin'

November 6th, 2023  |  24 mins 46 secs

health, kathy mangan, life coach, personal growth, red willow learning center, therapy, wellness

The Founder and Executive Director of Red Willow Learning Center and its sister organization, Laying Groundwork, Kathy is all about maximizing human potential. She is dedicated to whole mind/body/spirit health and focuses on offering both thought-provoking and practical ideas to help her workshop participants, personal coaching clients and mastermind groups best grow their own individual potential.

Interested in learning more? Kathy's contact information can be found below:
[email protected]
[email protected]

Episode 15: Self Care: There's Only One You

September 11th, 2023  |  26 mins 19 secs

kathy mangan, self care, stress management, susan waters, wellness coach

Susan Waters is a wellness instructor and coach, she's also a Reiki master practicing restorative bodywork. She utilizes modalities from Eastern, Western, and sacred traditions. With an integrative approach, she provides instruction on how to release stress, gain clarity and focus, and develop skills to manifest positive change and full potential. Providing a safe and supportive environment she helps those seeking healing, personal growth, and well-being. Susan is a certified Reiki master in the Usui tradition and is certified in energy medicine, mindfulness, meditation, and stress management.

Episode 14: Journal Yourself into the Hero of Your Own Story

August 3rd, 2023  |  24 mins 21 secs

healing, journaling, kathleen mangan, melissa neff, neurofeedback, post-traumatic growth

Dr. Melissa Neff is a clinical psychologist, educator, speaker, and trainer in Missoula, MT. The main focus of Dr. Neff’s practice is neurofeedback. She is a certified neurofeedback provider and the proud owner of Well Up, a business whose goal is to help people stress less and live well. Her research background is in the area of post-traumatic growth and she has a passion for creative writing.

Episode 13: Preventing Burnout: Cultivating Self-Empowerment

July 3rd, 2023  |  32 mins 52 secs

burnout, energy healing, healing, joan hoedel, kathleen mangan, life coach, medical professionals, nursing

Joan Hoedel is a life coach and an energy healing practitioner with a background in nursing. She is passionate about her work and is always learning something new. Joan focuses on the combination of modalities that helps her clients heal in the fastest, least invasive, most effective way. She works with the subconscious and the energy field, striving to meet people where they are and gently invite them to expand their concept of what is possible. To learn more visit www.joanhoedel.com or email her at [email protected].

Episode 12: Quieting Your Noisy World with Hypnosis.

June 1st, 2023  |  35 mins 33 secs

Clinical Hypnotherapist, Patrick Marsolek talks about what hypnosis is and isn't and how you can use it as a self-awareness and self-care tool.

Patrick Marsolek works with organizations, individuals and families using transformative self-understanding and communication. He is a Clinical Hypnotherapist, facilitator and mediator. He is the author of two books, a series of self-empowerment audio recordings and DVDs. Learn more at www.InnerWorkingsResources.com

Episode 11: Why Spirituality Matters: Creating Spirituality for Everyday Success

May 1st, 2023  |  31 mins 8 secs

greg grallo, kathleen mangan, spirituality

Spirituality can be defined as how we find meaning in our lives and how that meaning is expressed in our lives, including our work. Greg Grallo joins us to talk about the importance of recognizing this connection and how it relates to how we care for ourselves.

Greg Grallo is an ordained Dharma Teacher in the PlumVillage Community of Engaged Buddhism. He is a member of the Open Way Sanga and serves as a chaplain at St. Patrick Hospital and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Missoula. He is the owner of Foundational Dialogues Mediation and Facilitation and can be reached at [email protected].

Episode 10: Sleep Well, Be Well

April 3rd, 2023  |  42 mins 33 secs

Description: Why talk about sleep? It is important to our health, so we need to get clear on the types of insomnia and how we can cope with distress and anxiety that might be disrupting our rest.

Episode 9: Focus on Compassion

February 25th, 2023  |  39 mins 36 secs

kathleen mangan

Russell Kolts is a Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington University and Director of the Inland Northwest Compassionate Mind Center in Spokane, Washington, USA.

Episode 8: The Power of Breathwork

January 25th, 2023  |  37 mins 20 secs

anxiety, behavioral, body, breath, breathe, breathing, chronic, clinical, disorders, energetic, entanglement, focus, focused, healing, health, integrative medicine, medicine, mind, mind/body, nervous system, nina, nocebo, nutrition, observation, osteopathic, placebo, practitioner, professional, ptsd, quantum science, self care, selfcare, university, vagus, wellbeing

Nina Kahm MSW, LCSW, has been working as a psychotherapist for fifteen years, during which she has worked with a wide variety of modalities that lead to wellness. Her diverse background—with clinical, energetic, and interdisciplinary training—allows her to assess the relationship between body and mind, taking the whole person and their life experiences into consideration. She is passionate about breathwork and awakening our body's own innate ability to heal. Nina’s goal is to explore and address the multifaceted aspects of imbalance and disease through holistic approaches, mind/body connections, and soul-level healing.

Episode 7: Everyone’s an Artist: Using Art to Calm Nervous System

December 28th, 2022  |  42 mins 24 secs

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Kim Brown-Campbell holds a Master’s degree in Art Therapy from the George Washington University and an Education Specialist degree from the University of Montana. She has been practicing art therapy since 1996 with children, adolescents, and families. She also works as a private practitioner in art therapy providing individual and group treatment in Missoula. Kim enjoys working in mixed media collage and assemblage formats in her artwork.

Episode 6: Microbiome - Why It Matters

November 30th, 2022  |  46 mins 40 secs

behavioral, bio chemistry, bio-chemistry, biochem, biotech, body, chronic, dr. laura stuve, entanglement, genes, healing, health, integrative medicine, laura stuve, medicine, mind, mind/body, molecular biologist mind body medicine, nervous system, nocebo, observation, osteopathic, placebo, practitioner, professional, quantum science, self care, selfcare, ucsf, university, vagus, wellbeing

Dr. Laura Stuve is a PhD molecular biologist, researcher and instructor of science-based intuitive medicine. Her academic background includes a PhD at UCSF in bio-chemistry and that’s followed by a post-doc fellowship at Stanford working on the Human Genome Project. From there Laura went on to become Senior Director of Research and Development at two California biotech companies, working on identifying genes involved in chronic disease. Laura spent 26 years in basic research in human molecular genetics, academia and in the biotech industry before shifting her to full time teaching, practicing and researching mind-body medicine in 2008.

Episode 5: Accessing Your Inner Wisdom - The Support That Is Always With You

October 28th, 2022  |  50 mins 16 secs

behavioral, chronic, entanglement, healing, health, integrative medicine, medicine, mind, mind/body, nervous system, nocebo, observation, osteopathic, placebo, practitioner, professional, quantum science, self care, selfcare, university, vagus, wellbeing

Angela Adkins has over 25 years of experience in the field of holistic healing, alpha mind intuition training, and personal empowerment processes. She has facilitated seminars and workshops for well over 3,000 students in the United States, Japan, Brazil, Canada, and Germany. She really enjoys sharing cutting edge wellness modalities and speaking at international educational conferences. Angela makes her home in Dallas, Texas, and is passionate about guiding people to understand and awaken their inborn power to heal.